Christmas and the days following could be somewhat active and stormy with rounds of significant mountain snow, gusty weather, heavy rain and the risk of landslides and some river flooding.
Get ready for a wet, occasionally dark and blustery week ahead. Christmas and the holiday days following could be somewhat active and stormy with rounds of significant mountain snow, gusty weather, heavy rain and the risk of landslides and some river flooding.
In the short term, we’re tracking a very waterlogged Sunday in western Washington. Rain will be steady throughout the afternoon. There might be brief, minor snow over White or Stevens Pass today, but snow levels will be rising to 5,000 feet in elevation throughout the afternoon. Until 5 p.m. today, there’s a Wind Advisory for the Central and North Coast. With gusts potentially reaching 45-50 mph, there may be some tree damage and power outages. Elsewhere, it’ll be blustery Sunday. We can’t rule out gusts elsewhere from blowing to 20-30 mph, but winds won’t be a widespread issue today.Along with pockets of heavy rain today, there may be lightning, small hail and graupel mixing with the rain. The best chance for thunder will be over the Kitsap Peninsula, the South Sound and the Olympic Peninsula. Other alerts in effect The South Washington Coast has a High Surf Advisory until 10 p.m. Monday. Keep a healthy distance from the water. A Flood Warning is posted for the Skokomish River until further notice for minor flooding. By the end of the week, other rivers may be rising. It’s difficult to pinpoint the impacts right now, but there might be a few issues by the end of the week. During the daytime on Monday, conditions look fairly quiet with partly cloudy skies, sunbreaks and fewer showers. Monday evening to Tuesday morning, there could be a brief stint of lowland rain, mountain snow and gusty conditions. Winds in the Cascade gap communities could increase, potentially nearing Wind Advisory criteria for Monday night. Stay tuned for the latest!Based on the data we’re analyzing now, it seems like winds will gradually ease Tuesday morning. Tuesday will offer up mostly cloudy skies with light scattered showers. Christmas Day and the first night of Hanukkah could be semi-drenching with our first of multiple atmospheric rivers headed our direction. Between Christmas and next weekend, there will be a few potent weather systems moving through, triggering rounds of lowland rain, mountain snow and gusty weather. There’s still time for the forecast to evolve, but just know that conditions will be rapidly changing later this week! We’ll keep a close watch on what to expect. Check our forecast daily for updates.Take good care, Meteorologist Abby AconeSummit at Snoqualmie announces opening day for skiers in WA'Light Show Spectacular' in Lake Forest Park, WA‘My heart is exploding with joy’: Holiday Hero’s Toy Run hits Federal Way WalmartSneak peek: Black artists market in SeattleVisit Santa's toy lab at 'Kringle's Inventionasium' in SeattleTo get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily Fox Seattle Newsletter.Download the free FOX Seattle FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national coverage, plus 24/7 streaming coverage from across the nation.
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